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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 21.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bet365 Stadium (30089 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Stoke City are in the 12th position while the guesting Coventry City worry at 18th.

Insights:
  • Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Coventry City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

It's no vacation for neither Stoke City nor Coventry City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Relegation threatens Stoke City who should definitely be looking for some points here. Coventry are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Stoke City form and stats

Overall Championship stats at home this season for Stoke City are 9-5-7 (wins-draw-losses).

J. Brown was the last player to score a league goal for Stoke and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Stoke City haven't scored in 229 minutes.

The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Preston North End in the Championship last time out and are looking for a win here. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Birmingham City (0-2).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Stoke have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won three, drawn three and lost four.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Stoke as they are travelling to their away game against Nottingham Forest in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.

Stoke are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 27 goals in 21 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Stoke City have conceded 23 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Coventry City form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Coventry City so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-13 (win-draw-lose).

180 minutes! That's how long the Coventry City goalkeeper Ben Wilson and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Rotherham United with the score of 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Coventry playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were three Coventry City wins, six draws and six defeats.

A new game in only three days for Coventry City, the Championship home match versus Preston North End. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 21 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Coventry City have conceded 36 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Coventry City - Stoke City 0-0. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's three Stoke victories, two draws and three Coventry City wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

StokeN. Powell
N. Powell
12 goals
Stoke CityS. Fletcher
S. Fletcher
9 goals
Stoke CityT. Campbell
T. Campbell
6 goals

Stoke City missing players

Coventry City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stoke City Coventry City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
42 21 7 Played P 7 21 42
14 9 5 Won W 1 3 12
14 5 2 Drew D 1 5 12
14 7 0 Lost L 5 13 18
45 27 10 Scored S 5 15 39
46 23 4 Conceded C 13 36 56
81% 90% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 83%
62% 62% 43% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 71%
36% 43% 14% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 43% 40%
17% 19% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 21%
14% 14% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 10%
38% 48% 29% BTTS BTTS 57% 52% 45%
48% 43% 71% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 31%
33% 19% 14% Failed to Score F T 43% 43% 40%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.6 1.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.2
4 2 1 Red cards R C 2 3 5
 
10.1 10.8 10.9 Shots (avg) S ( 9.1 9.9 9.6
2.9 3.4 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.1 2.6 2.8
37% 38% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 27% 33%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Coventry City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Coventry City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 42 27 9 6 66 31 21 13 6 2 35 13 21 14 3 4 31 18 35 90
2 Watford 42 24 10 8 59 28 21 17 2 2 41 12 21 7 8 6 18 16 31 82
3 Swansea City 42 22 10 10 52 33 21 11 6 4 25 14 21 11 4 6 27 19 19 76
4 Brentford 41 20 14 7 71 40 20 10 8 2 35 19 21 10 6 5 36 21 31 74
5 AFC Bournemouth 42 21 11 10 69 41 21 13 3 5 40 21 21 8 8 5 29 20 28 74
6 Barnsley 42 21 8 13 54 46 21 11 5 5 27 20 21 10 3 8 27 26 8 71
7 Reading 42 19 10 13 57 46 21 12 2 7 33 23 21 7 8 6 24 23 11 67
8 Cardiff City 42 16 12 14 58 46 21 7 5 9 34 24 21 9 7 5 24 22 12 60
9 Millwall 42 14 17 11 41 40 21 6 10 5 19 19 21 8 7 6 22 21 1 59
10 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 11 15 50 51 21 10 4 7 28 23 21 6 7 8 22 28 -1 59
11 Middlesbrough 42 16 9 17 49 47 21 10 4 7 27 21 21 6 5 10 22 26 2 57
12 Stoke City 42 14 14 14 45 46 21 9 5 7 27 23 21 5 9 7 18 23 -1 56
13 Luton Town 41 16 8 17 36 46 20 8 6 6 24 22 21 8 2 11 12 24 -10 56
14 Bristol City 42 15 6 21 41 56 21 7 3 11 15 24 21 8 3 10 26 32 -15 51
15 Blackburn Rovers 42 13 11 18 54 48 21 7 7 7 27 24 21 6 4 11 27 24 6 50
16 Nottingham Forest 42 12 13 17 34 41 21 6 7 8 19 21 21 6 6 9 15 20 -7 49
17 Preston North End 42 14 7 21 41 55 21 5 5 11 16 24 21 9 2 10 25 31 -14 49
18 Coventry City 42 12 12 18 39 56 21 9 7 5 24 20 21 3 5 13 15 36 -17 48
19 Birmingham City 42 12 12 18 32 50 21 6 3 12 17 32 21 6 9 6 15 18 -18 48
20 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 45 62 21 8 6 7 27 21 21 4 5 12 18 41 -17 47
21 Derby County 42 11 10 21 31 48 21 6 6 9 16 21 21 5 4 12 15 27 -17 43
22 Rotherham United 40 11 6 23 41 54 21 5 3 13 24 32 19 6 3 10 17 22 -13 39
23 Sheffield Wednesday 42 11 9 22 35 55 21 7 7 7 21 17 21 4 2 15 14 38 -20 36
24 Wycombe Wanderers 42 8 10 24 32 66 21 5 5 11 14 27 21 3 5 13 18 39 -34 34

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 42 27 9 6 66 31 21 13 6 2 35 13 21 14 3 4 31 18 35 90
2 Watford 42 24 10 8 59 28 21 17 2 2 41 12 21 7 8 6 18 16 31 82
3 Swansea City 42 22 10 10 52 33 21 11 6 4 25 14 21 11 4 6 27 19 19 76
4 Brentford 41 20 14 7 71 40 20 10 8 2 35 19 21 10 6 5 36 21 31 74
5 AFC Bournemouth 42 21 11 10 69 41 21 13 3 5 40 21 21 8 8 5 29 20 28 74
6 Barnsley 42 21 8 13 54 46 21 11 5 5 27 20 21 10 3 8 27 26 8 71
7 Reading 42 19 10 13 57 46 21 12 2 7 33 23 21 7 8 6 24 23 11 67
8 Cardiff City 42 16 12 14 58 46 21 7 5 9 34 24 21 9 7 5 24 22 12 60
9 Millwall 42 14 17 11 41 40 21 6 10 5 19 19 21 8 7 6 22 21 1 59
10 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 11 15 50 51 21 10 4 7 28 23 21 6 7 8 22 28 -1 59
11 Middlesbrough 42 16 9 17 49 47 21 10 4 7 27 21 21 6 5 10 22 26 2 57
12 Stoke City 42 14 14 14 45 46 21 9 5 7 27 23 21 5 9 7 18 23 -1 56
13 Luton Town 41 16 8 17 36 46 20 8 6 6 24 22 21 8 2 11 12 24 -10 56
14 Bristol City 42 15 6 21 41 56 21 7 3 11 15 24 21 8 3 10 26 32 -15 51
15 Blackburn Rovers 42 13 11 18 54 48 21 7 7 7 27 24 21 6 4 11 27 24 6 50
16 Nottingham Forest 42 12 13 17 34 41 21 6 7 8 19 21 21 6 6 9 15 20 -7 49
17 Preston North End 42 14 7 21 41 55 21 5 5 11 16 24 21 9 2 10 25 31 -14 49
18 Coventry City 42 12 12 18 39 56 21 9 7 5 24 20 21 3 5 13 15 36 -17 48
19 Birmingham City 42 12 12 18 32 50 21 6 3 12 17 32 21 6 9 6 15 18 -18 48
20 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 45 62 21 8 6 7 27 21 21 4 5 12 18 41 -17 47
21 Derby County 42 11 10 21 31 48 21 6 6 9 16 21 21 5 4 12 15 27 -17 43
22 Rotherham United 40 11 6 23 41 54 21 5 3 13 24 32 19 6 3 10 17 22 -13 39
23 Sheffield Wednesday 42 11 9 22 35 55 21 7 7 7 21 17 21 4 2 15 14 38 -20 36
24 Wycombe Wanderers 42 8 10 24 32 66 21 5 5 11 14 27 21 3 5 13 18 39 -34 34

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.